POST Awarded OCJA Grant

Thanks to the Department of Public Safety, Office of

Criminal Justice Assistance, POST was awarded

grant funding to purchase training equipment. Be-

cause of the frequency of training, intensity of train-

ing, and the number of agencies and individuals us-

ing the POST facility, the matted area where the ma-

jority of the physical training takes place (e.g. self-

defense, less than lethal, defensive tactics, etc.)

needed to be replaced.

With the grant award, 75 high performance, impact

absorbing, martial arts mats were purchased and

installed; which now provides a high quality training

surface where officers can safely engage in extreme

physically intensive training. The 50’ x 40’ cush-

ioned area is made up of state-of-the-art mats that are designed to reduce impact, reduce

stress on the joints, and reduce the risk of injury — all important factors when training

Nevada’s peace officers.

PPFT Administrators Course

We will be hosting a PPFT Administrators course on April 7th

from 0800 to 1100 in Classroom 2. There is a limit of 32 spots.

Please contact Ben Miller to register at 775-687-3310 or at ben-

miller@post.state.nv.us. If attending, please print out the POST

Physical Fitness Test off of the POST website and bring it with

you to class.

Info on Entering Training Into Officer Records

The grace period for outdated POST certified training has

expired. Outdated training includes, but not limited to,

certificates of training with no “P” number. Staff will no

longer investigate training certificates without a “P”

number. All training must be entered via the single

point of contact and must be POST certified train-

ing. From this point on, all POST certified training must

be entered in the individual officer’s training record the same calendar year of attend-

ance. If you attend training and receive a certificate that does not have a POST “P” num-

ber, contact the training provider.

POST Professional Certificates Awarded

POST is proud to list the following officers that have been awarded Professional

Certificates during the month of February, 2016:

Nevada Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST)

ADMINISTRATION

Mike Sherlock Executive Director

Tim Bunting Deputy Director

Kathy Floyd Executive Assistant

Shirley Micallef Business Process Analyst

Doyle Smith Facilities & Fleet Mgr

Amanda Socha Admin

STANDARDS

Scott Johnston Chief

Warren Turner Training Specialist

Cindy Smith Program Officer

Rick Radecki Admin

TRAINING

Boe Turner Chief

Orlando Guerra Academy Commander

Andy Borkowski Training Specialist

Brian Mehrer Training Specialist

Zack Gregovich Training Specialist

Ben Miller Admin

(775) 687-7678

See our website for more Information: post.nv.gov And Facebook at Facebook.com/NVPOST

Clark Co School District PD

Terence A. Bolden, Supervisor

James R. Harris, Advanced

Ching Johnson, Intermediate and Advanced

Tony L. Thalman, Supervisor

College of Southern NV PD

Bobby X. Barajas, Intermediate

Fallon PD

Corey J. Chuckey, Intermediate

John C. Riley, Supervisor

Henderson PD

Cornel Cook, Intermediate

Francis J. D’Amico, Intermediate

Ryan S. Jappe, Advanced

Geoffrey D. Kesterson, Advanced

James E. Pendleton, Intermediate and Advanced

Logan E. Tillmon, Intermediate

Erika J. von Tagen, Intermediate

LV Metro Detention Center

Anacani Briggs, Intermediate

David A. Groberski, Intermediate and Advanced

Evan S. Hullett, Intermediate and Advanced

Michael D. Lemley, Intermediate and Advanced

Dean G. Ludwig, Intermediate and Advanced

Steven P. Ritchey, Intermediate and Advanced

Robert E. Sigal, Intermediate and Advanced

Lyon Co SO

Shaun B. Lee, Intermediate

Gabriel J. Santos, Intermediate

NV Dept of Corrections

Yaqub K. Mustafaa, Supervisor

Vangela L. Thompson, Intermediate

NV Dept of Public Safety

Matthew C. Denman, Intermediate

Colter S. Earl, Advanced

Brian K. Giovens, Intermediate

Loy D. Hixson, Intermediate

David R. Kelly, Supervisor

Christopher J. Wirtanen, Intermediate

NV Lakes Crossing Center

David E. Escobar, Intermediate

Reno PD

James A. Becker, Intermediate and Advanced

David A. Lopez, Intermediate and Advanced

Marcia M. Lopez Intermediate and Advanced

Nathan A. Parker, Advanced

Sparks PD

Zachary A. May, Advanced

Washoe Co SO

Joseph R. Aceves, Intermediate and Advanced

Timothy L. Braginton, Intermediate

Anthony J. Charles, Advanced

Marissa G. Hammond, Intermediate

Bryan G. Hulsey, Advanced

Diana R. Izzo, Advanced

Jason A. Lesher, Intermediate

Charles A. Lightner, Advanced

Scott E. Littlefield, Advanced

Dennis D. Manor, Intermediate

Gerald W. Martin, Advanced

Heather A. Neely, Intermediate

Michael F. Neville, Intermediate and Advanced

Richard A. Paccella, Intermediate

Jeff R. Petersen, Advanced

Pablo Salcedo, Intermediate

Justin E. Wike, Intermediate

POST News March 2016

This communication is intended for all of Nevada Law Enforcement. Please forward this document or make it available to anyone for which the material may be of interest. This document is also available from the Home page of http://post.nv.gov